It was down to 12 last night again.  It did warm quickly to 35 and later in the day reach 38.  We had some melting of the snow.  

Cooked through the 230 gallons of sap we collected yesterday.    Had to thaw the evaporator first.  It was not quite solid ice.  It took about an hour to slowly warm it and melt the ice.  Quite unexpected for March 30th.    The heating tape on the tank’s pipes worked well.  There was even a puddle of melt under the pipes.   Sap flowed to the evaporator as soon as we open the valve.

Hopefully not as cold tonight.  Tomorrow should reach the 40s.   We expect sap.  

Here is the day’s cooking.

11:00   20 ½”
12:00   18 ¾”
2:00    15 ½”
3:00    13 ¾”
4:00   13 ½”
5:00    11 ½”
6:00    9”
7:00    7”
8:00   4 ½ “
9:00   2 ½”
9:20   empty